Three Old Painted Lead Royal Navy Sailors with Bayonettes Lined Up in a Row miniature shoe collection and with a nice weight

and with a nice weight

brushes in very good

It came into use in China in the 1820s (reaching its heyday in the 1830s and 40s) as a means to satisfy the increasing demand for small

Perhaps a menagerie of cut paper animals would not set everyone's heart racing

crossed eyes

Three Old Painted Lead Royal Navy Sailors with Bayonettes Lined Up in a Row miniature shoe collection and with a nice weightJust something about these three old lead sailors lined up in a row on this base, together forever, at the ready. Hand painted, with pink cheeks, and the face of each with a different character than the next. Nice early ones, late 19th very early 20th century, with the base I believe the work of their original owner. 2 7 8" l x 2 1 4" t x 1" d base. Very good condition, very nice patina. Sturdy and sound, with just the tips of their bayonettes of of a